Tuesday 26th May

Chepstow
4.50
Many Welcomes 0.5pt win - 5th

Leicester
3.00
Featherweight 1pt win - 6th
Hatta Diamond 0.25pt win - 4th
Sawab 0.25pt win - 8th

4.30
Espy 0.25pt E/W - 6th

Redcar
3.10
Rosko 0.5pt E/W - 6th
Uncle Bertie 0.25pt E/W - 4th

5.10
Triple Dream 0.5pt E/W - 7th

(-5pts)

All bets proofed to Racing Post

Again, all selections run with credit without threatening. I wasn't surprised to see Kidlat win the 3.50 at Chepstow, I've long believed he was well handicapped but with two other potentially well treated horses in the field, Finney Hill and I'm In The Pink, I decided to leave the race alone at the prices. All three are worth monitoring.

Earlier on the card, in the claimer, Triumphant Welcome would've been closer (than his 8th) with a clear run. That was his best run for some time.

In the last Many Welcomes again made up plenty of late ground after getting badly outpaced. Surely a try at 7f is in order.

I was a little worried about the 10f trip for Hatta Diamond in the 3.00 at Leicester but he finished as well as any in 4th place. He has the potential to do better and will make his mark in handicaps soon.

The same can be said of another Mark Johnston horse, Toujours Souriante, who was 3rd in the 3.30. He looks to be coming to hand, improving with every race to date.

Espy is starting to look well handicapped, but despite his plummeting rating he couldn't get competitive in the 4.30. This was his best effort for some time though, travelling well and not knocked about once beaten, a return to form could be around the corner.

Finally at Redcar and the 3.10 where I thought Rosko was a little bit disappointing stepped back up to 9f. Uncle Bertie ran well in 4th, as expected him put his recent 'poor' effort on soft ground behind him.

For me, Seldom, Laura's Lady and Just Timmy Marcus were the three to take out of the 4.40.

Like many of the yard's horses, Triple Dream disappointed in the last.